Thank you, Mr. Chair. And Mr. Chair, this is certainly an area that I know can be very popular in terms of having that SEED support. What we did during COVID was because there was other areas that weren't being fully utilized in light of the restrictions and changes during the pandemic, there was some ability to move money over to the SEED program to provide supports at times when small businesses were very much struggling. As far as what the future of the program is, we are -- you know, this is an area where there hasn't been a significant in-depth review done in some time. It is still a significant amount of public dollars that goes out into the private sector, in an area that I would agree, is quite important. So at this point looking for an opportunity to, you know, make sure that that funding is being utilized effectively and then potentially seeing it come through another initiatives process in the future. But, again, that's a bit speculative right now. Thank you.
Caroline Wawzonek on Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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